diff --git a/public/src/modules/handleBack.js b/public/src/modules/handleBack.js
index 94e7125f52..f5c9f61848 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/handleBack.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/handleBack.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ define('handleBack', [
 				var page = Math.ceil((parseInt(bookmarkIndex, 10) + 1) / config.topicsPerPage);
 				if (parseInt(page, 10) !== ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage) {
 					pagination.loadPage(page, function () {
-						handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex, 0);
+						handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex);
 					});
 				} else {
-					handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex, 0);
+					handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex);
 				}
 			} else {
 				if (bookmarkIndex === 0) {
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ define('handleBack', [
 
 				$('[component="category"]').empty();
 				loadTopicsMethod(Math.max(0, bookmarkIndex - 1) + 1, function () {
-					$(window).one('action:topics.loaded', function () {
-						handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex, 0);
-					});
+					handleBack.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex);
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -82,24 +80,17 @@ define('handleBack', [
 		}
 	};
 
-	handleBack.scrollToTopic = function (bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex, duration, offset) {
+	handleBack.scrollToTopic = function (bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex) {
 		if (!utils.isNumber(bookmarkIndex)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (!offset) {
-			offset = 0;
-		}
-
 		var scrollTo = components.get('category/topic', 'index', bookmarkIndex);
 
 		if (scrollTo.length) {
-			$('html, body').animate({
-				scrollTop: (scrollTo.offset().top - offset) + 'px',
-			}, duration !== undefined ? duration : 400, function () {
-				handleBack.highlightTopic(clickedIndex);
-				navigator.update();
-			});
+			$(window).scrollTop(scrollTo.offset().top);
+			handleBack.highlightTopic(clickedIndex);
+			navigator.update();
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/public/src/modules/topicList.js b/public/src/modules/topicList.js
index 689d3c573c..4c66636422 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/topicList.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/topicList.js
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ define('topicList', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'handleBack', 'topicSelect'], funct
 
 	$(window).on('action:ajaxify.start', function () {
 		TopicList.removeListeners();
-		loadTopicsCallback = null;
 	});
 
 	TopicList.init = function (template, cb) {
 		templateName = template;
-		loadTopicsCallback = cb;
+		loadTopicsCallback = cb || loadTopicsAfter;
 
 		TopicList.watchForNewPosts();
 
@@ -33,8 +32,13 @@ define('topicList', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'handleBack', 'topicSelect'], funct
 			infinitescroll.init(TopicList.loadMoreTopics);
 		}
 
-		handleBack.init(function (after, cb) {
-			loadTopicsAfter(after, 1, cb);
+		handleBack.init(function (after, handleBackCallback) {
+			loadTopicsCallback(after, 1, function (data, loadCallback) {
+				TopicList.onTopicsLoaded(templateName, data.topics, ajaxify.data.showSelect, 1, function () {
+					handleBackCallback();
+					loadCallback();
+				});
+			});
 		});
 
 		if ($('body').height() <= $(window).height() && $('[component="category"]').children().length >= 20) {
@@ -202,14 +206,8 @@ define('topicList', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'handleBack', 'topicSelect'], funct
 			return;
 		}
 
-		var loadFn = loadTopicsCallback || loadTopicsAfter;
-		loadFn(after, direction, function (data, done) {
-			if (data.topics && data.topics.length) {
-				TopicList.onTopicsLoaded(templateName, data.topics, ajaxify.data.showSelect, direction, done);
-			} else {
-				done();
-				$('#load-more-btn').hide();
-			}
+		loadTopicsCallback(after, direction, function (data, done) {
+			TopicList.onTopicsLoaded(templateName, data.topics, ajaxify.data.showSelect, direction, done);
 		});
 	};
 
@@ -229,12 +227,21 @@ define('topicList', ['forum/infinitescroll', 'handleBack', 'topicSelect'], funct
 		}, callback);
 	}
 
-	TopicList.onTopicsLoaded = function (templateName, topics, showSelect, direction, callback) {
-		topics = topics.filter(function (topic) {
+	function filterTopicsOnDom(topics) {
+		return topics.filter(function (topic) {
 			return !$('[component="category/topic"][data-tid="' + topic.tid + '"]').length;
 		});
+	}
+
+	TopicList.onTopicsLoaded = function (templateName, topics, showSelect, direction, callback) {
+		if (!topics || !topics.length) {
+			$('#load-more-btn').hide();
+			return callback();
+		}
+		topics = filterTopicsOnDom(topics);
 
 		if (!topics.length) {
+			$('#load-more-btn').hide();
 			return callback();
 		}